History of korean records since 1930th.

History of Recording in Korea was begun began in 1899, which was an audition for the phonograph. 5 companies ; Columbia, Victor, Japanese(Ilbon) phonograph tranding company, Ildong phonograph corporation, and Hapdong phonograph opened the sales of recordings in 1907.

And Until 1945, about 10,000 recordings were produced, which of them of which 9,199 on were music and 1,273 on were plays or dramas are checked in the list in currently.

And In 1930th there were was Columbia, Victor, Polydol, Cieron, Oke, Taepyeng and so on, In total 12 companies but only one company was by Korean owned, and ran just for just 2 years. 

Most of the companies had only had stores in Korea, they didn't have any recording room studios or systems except only 1 company Oke, and until 1945, there was were no factories for recordings in Korea.

In 1930th, Korea was a kind of market which was managed by the art department of each companyies who were composed of newly educated and intellectuals .

They suggested that 'healthy entertainment for the public', 'refinement of Chosun(Korea) culture', 'alert of deviation' and 'boundaries of public art' , and produced records according to the rule of recording in 1933 and rule of film and recording in 1937 by the Japanese Government-General of Korea. It placed under limited category without autonomy.

Nevertheless the number of records were about 10,000 kinds and almost they formed traditional and imported new-way. almost all the traditional forms are were folk songs, Pansori, Japga and so on which are folk vocal folk music.

and recordeding music took new aspects that compounded established traditional music and western music or Japanese popular songs and traditional mood were raised.

the early aspect of compounded on traditional music was gave alternative play with each instruments of western and traditional, but there was only acoustic effect changes but along the same melodies.

entirely in 1930th 'chonyang ensemble', which was played with western instruments and traditional instruments, was popularized on all sorts of popular music.

These were intended to save traditional folk or popular music by removing immoral lyrics as apolaustic enjoyment and decadent mood, and planed as getting a satisfied results to from an orchestral accompaniment for of Chosun folk songs.

And in the early popular singers of western music majors or actress sang the songs first.
A Japanese arranger related the procedure of the musical arrangement each piece or changing the wording of the song.